Calendar of Events
Time | Hosts | Event | Venue | Register |
12:30pm to 3:30pm |  Sponsored by:  | 2023 International Arbitration Conference - Conference Speakers' Lunch | Santini, QT Hotel, 133 Murray St | |
5:00pm to 7:00pm |  Sponsored by:  | AAW Welcome Reception | Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 11/1 The Esplanade |
Time | Hosts | Event | Venue | Register |
08:30 -18:00 | | 2023 International Arbitration Conference | The Ritz-Carlton, Perth | |
19:30 onwards |   | AAW Kick-On Cocktails and Canapés with Peter & Kim and Omni Bridgeway | Wildflower, COMO The Treasury, 1 Cathedral Venue |
Time | Host | Event | Venue | Register |
6:30 - 7:15 | | AAW Wellbeing Program: Walk & Run for Wellbeing Session 1 | Meet at: Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay | |
8:00 - 9:00 |  | Unleashing the Arbitration Disrupters: The Metaverse, Digitalisation and Decentralisation for a New Era of Justice | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
8:30 - 9:30 |  | Harnessing Generative AI: Large Language Models as Catalysts for Innovation in Arbitration | Ashurst, Brookfield Place Tower II, Level 10, 123 St Georges Terrace | |
9:30 - 10:30 |  | The next new variant? Arbitration in the healthcare and life sciences sector | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6 | |
11:00 - 12:00 |  | Navigating rough seas: Insights into arbitration trends and Issues relating to offshore petroleum, shipping, decommissioning and blue bonds in Australia | DLA Piper, Level 21/240 St Georges Terrace | |
11:00 - 12:30 |  | International Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific: what is hot and what is not? Key trends and developments in the region | King & Wood Mallesons, 30/250 St Georges Terrace | |
12:30 - 13:30 |  | Climate issues at the intersection of law and politics | Allen & Overy, Exchange, Tower Level 12 Tower/2 The Esplanade | |
12:30 - 14:00 |  | Maritime Arbitration Update | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
14:30 - 15:30 | | Disrupting Disputes: The benefits of arbitration in Technology | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6 | |
15:00 - 16:00 |   | Critical errors and strategic missteps to avoid in International Arbitrations | Jones Day, Central Park, 51/152-158 St Georges Terrace | |
16:00 - 17:00 | | AAW Wellbeing Program: Speaking of Balance - Wellbeing in International Arbitration | Virtual | |
16:00 - 17:00 |  | Immunity and justiciability in international arbitration: the limits of inquiry into State conduct | Virtual | |
17:00 for a 17:30 start - 18:30 |  | Ciarb Australia Annual Lecture | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
17:30 for a 18:00 start - 19:00 | | The Great Debate: – Arbitration: The Saviour or Saboteur? Exploring the promise of efficiency in arbitration | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6 | |
19:00 - 22:00 |   | Francis Burt Chambers & Opus 2 Charity Arbitration Quiz Night | Francis Burt Chambers, Level 25, Allendale Square, 77 St Georges Terrace |
Time | Host | Event | Venue | Register |
7:15 for a 7:30 start - 8:30 |  | Local & Global Trends and Developments in Commercial Arbitration | Norton Rose Fulbright, Level 30, 108 St Georges Terrace | |
9:00 - 11:00 |  | Memorials – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6 | |
9:00 - 10:00 |  | The History and Evolution of Australian Arbitration – Past, Present and Future | Allens, Level 11 Mia Yellangonga Tower 2, 5 Spring Street | |
10:30 - 11:30 |  | Kill the Technical Dispute | Squire Patton Boggs, Level 21/300 Murray St | |
12:30 - 14:00 |  | Blood, Sweat and T…ribunals: Australian Sports Tribunals and Lessons Learnt from International Sports Arbitration | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
9:00 - 14:00 | | Arbitrator Roundtable | DLA Piper, Level 21/240 St Georges Terrace | |
14:30 - 15:30 | | Competence-Competence or Incompetence-Incompetence? Court intervention in tribunal jurisdiction | King & Wood Mallesons, 30/250 St Georges Terrace | |
14:30 - 15:30 |  | Australian Insights: Update on the UNCITRAL Working Group III and the future of ISDS reform | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
16:00 - 17:00 |  | Arbitrating the energy life cycle: insights for construction, gas pricing, and transition disputes | Intercontinental Perth City Centre, 815 Hay Street | |
16:00 - 17:00 |  | Jumpstart Your Career In International Arbitration: A Guide For Newcomers | DLA Piper, Level 21/240 St Georges Terrace | |
17:00 for a 17:15 start - 19:00 | | Ciarb YMG: From Down Under to Up Above | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
17:30 - 19:00 |  | Clayton Utz / University of Sydney Annual International Arbitration Lecture | Federal Court of Australia, 1 Victoria Avenue | |
19:00 - 22:00 |   | Sunset Soiree | Terrarium Terrace Bar, 99 St Georges Terrace |
Time | Host | Event | Venue | Register |
6:30 -7:15 | | AAW Wellbeing Program: Walk & Run for Wellbeing Session 2 | Meet at: Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay | |
8:30 - 9:30 | | Protecting foreign investments in times of unprecedented disruption | Ashurst, Brookfield Place Tower II, Level 10, 123 St Georges Terrace | |
9:00 - 11:00 |  | Resolving Disputes on Major Projects – Lessons Learnt from Recent Arbitration Proceedings | Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 11/1 The Esplanade | |
11:30 - 12:30 | | The role of commercial and investment treaty arbitration in promoting de-carbonisation | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Level 6 | |
11:30 - 12:30 | | Mitigating Sovereign Risk in international Construction Projects | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
12:45 - 14:45 | | ACICA Practice & Procedures toolkit: Cutting edge tools for timely, cost effective and fair arbitral proceedings | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
15:00 - 18:00 |  | What's Next? A Panel Discussion of: Hot tubbing witnesses of fact & Cost of arbitration - Drive for greater efficiency | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, 6/123A St Georges Terrace | |
15:00 - 16:30 |  | ICCA Hong Kong 2024 - Australian Roadshow | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
17:00 - 18:00 |   | Expert Evidence – Optimising Success | Hall & Wilcox, Level 19/108 St Georges Terrace | |
18:00 for an 18:30 start - 20:00 | | Investment Arbitration: An Evening of Conversation | Norton Rose Fulbright, Level 30, 108 St Georges Terrace | |
18:00 - 20:00 |  | Sundowners with Sandgropers: Ashurst and AFIA networking event – pathways to a career in arbitration | Ashurst, Brookfield Place Tower II, Level 10, 123 St Georges Terrace |
Time | Host | Event | Venue | Register |
8:15 for an 8:30 start - 9:30 |  | Domestic Arbitration Schemes & Developments: Proportionate Liability and Arbitration in Australia | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor | |
9:00 - 10:30 | | ACICA Arbitrator Workshop | HFW, Level 15, Brookfield Place - Tower 2, 123 St Georges Terrace | |
11:00 - 12:30 | | Doing Evidence in Arbitration Better: Presenting the ACICA Evidence in International Arbitration Report | Dexus Place, 240 St Georges Terrace | |
12:30 - 2pm |  | The Neutral Path: The Past, Present and Future role of Arbitration in East-West Dispute Settlement | Clifford Chance, 235 St Georges Terrace Ground Floor |